Two displaced people were killed, and three others injured in a shelling by the junta in Chaung La Mu village, Tanintharyi Township, Tanintharyi Region, as they were returning to their homes to retrieve rations.
They reported that at around 2 p.m. on 21 March, the military council indiscriminately fired at least three heavy shells into Chaung La Mu village.
The shells hit and killed Ko Thaung Pu and Ma Mee Mae, and injured three men.
The official of Myeik District PDF has warned the locals to make special careful as the military council has conducted more drone strikes and shelling with no active fighting in the area.
An official from the Myeik District PDF has urged locals to exercise extra caution, as the military council has conducted more drone strikes and shelling despite there being no active fighting in the area.
He said that due to months of fighting near Thein Khun and Chaung La Mu villages in Thein Khun village-tract, Tanintharyi Township, displaced people are experiencing food shortages. Despite the ongoing conflict, they risk their lives by returning home to gather food.
Since 18 December 2024, over 3,000 locals have been displaced by the ongoing daily fighting near the villages of Hton Ma Khar, Yebyu, Thein Khun, and Chaung Hnit Pauk.
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